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16 Trail Rider www.TrailRider.com 2019 KTM 300 XC-W Recap 2019 KTM 300 XC-W Recap "Comfy Old Shoe" "Comfy Old Shoe" By Kurt Flachbart By Kurt Flachbart We've all had that one favorite bike, the one that you've personalized to fit your own needs and rid- ing style and fits like a glove. As a hot rodder to the core, I'm incapable of leaving my rides stock and I enjoy dressing them up with components that make sense. This par cular bike, a 2019 KTM 300 XC-W TPI has been the subject of many modifica- ons and accessories over the six years it's been in the stable. At mes, it's been passed around amongst friends, and me and me again, this '19 300 has never let us down. Given this, I thought it was high me we gave this old friend a bit of a re- fresh while highligh ng the components installed that have proven their worth over me. Sco s Performance Steering Damper with a SUB (Stabilizer Under Bars) Mount kit. This was the first accessory added to this ride. I'm a firm believer in the Sco s damper as it's saved me from a world of hurt countless mes. There's always that one firm- ly embedded rock in the trail just wai ng to rip the bars out of your hands and a damper can keep you out of the hospital. As for brands. I choose Sco s over all other dampers presently on the market as the Sco s unit only dampens away from center. There's no reason for a damper to func on when returning to center, increasing fa gue in the process. An added bonus is that Sco s dampers are fully adjustable, featuring low and high-speed adjustabil- ity and degrees of sweep. I prefer to run my Sco s dampers with the low-speed se ng fully backed off and rely on the high-speed func on to handle the sharp hits. Once one learns to trust a Sco s damper, arm pump can be eliminated as you can ride with a much lighter grip to the bars. $544.00 Sco s Steering Damper Sco s Steering Damper